Ughh, I miss it already! Monday was the first morning... my global command center-which also did duty as my kids' balance beam/pommel horse/vault-is back to being just a boring old couch.
So to celebrate an all-time Olympic Games, here's an instanostalgic and unabashedly American look back at some of the winners and losers from the XXXIII Olympiad-the various competitors for whom we're happy for and/or sorry that happened. Go for the gold, light the flame, ring the bell, and thanks for the memories.
Probably my favorite serotonin-boosting activity of the past couple of weeks has been searching the names of various U.S. runners on social media and then reading hundreds and hundreds of YouTube comments and tweet replies and Reddit posts from track nerds geeking out over whatever the hell it was we just saw.
Again and again in Paris, the Team USA runners (including, and especially, some guys who flew under the radar going into the games) began their races, lagged behind the leaders for the majority of the time, and then exhibited feats of athletic ability.
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